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Recurvaria sartor

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Gelechiidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Recurvaria

Recurvaria sartor is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in Mexico (Guerrero).

The wingspan is about 11 mm. The forewings are fawn-brownish, with a lilac tinge, the costa is slightly shaded along the basal half. There is a patch of black raised scales on the dorsum at one-fourth, partially connected by blackish scaling along the dorsum, with a second smaller but otherwise similar spot at about two-thirds. The hindwings are pale shining silvery grey.

References

Recurvaria sartor Wikipedia